Beagle189 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Personally w/ this assesment I would be happy to place the EMT in the back and trasnport BLS. But I don't have that choice. The Dept of Health in the state I work in has a law that states if the ambulance is licensed ALS the Paramedic MUST ride in the back w/ the patient. Stupid rule for calls like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRPGfirerescuetech Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 Personally w/ this assesment I would be happy to place the EMT in the back and trasnport BLS. But I don't have that choice. The Dept of Health in the state I work in has a law that states if the ambulance is licensed ALS the Paramedic MUST ride in the back w/ the patient. Stupid rule for calls like this. That might be the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. Ok, seems I need to send my gleeful lynch mob down south to have a discussion with your EMS rep's? *buys stock in rope* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Because the ER is so close, I would just take her myself and put her on the monitor and get a BGL. I'd rather be safe then sorry. For all I know she could have been huffing paint and doesn't want to share that with me. Then I let her go by BLS and she has an allergic reaction and they can't maintain an airway because they get stuck waiting on a train that delays them to the ER. Yeah I know it is bit much, but you never know. They pay me to be a paramedic, so unless it is a minor problem that can be solved in the Fast Track of the ER, I ride it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPINFV Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Then I let her go by BLS and she has an allergic reaction and they can't maintain an airway because they get stuck waiting on a train that delays them to the ER. Yeah I know it is bit much, but you never know. You could always preform a Chinese fire drill... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRPGfirerescuetech Posted June 13, 2006 Author Share Posted June 13, 2006 You could always preform a Chinese fire drill... Correct, your medic is 5 feet away in the wheelmans seat for this scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Correct, your medic is 5 feet away in the wheelmans seat for this scenario. Um, I drive around in my own squad...the ambulance is staffed by two EMT's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefighter523 Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Uhmm, 3 words.... ALS, Vertigo, call for 2mgs Valium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPINFV Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Um, I drive around in my own squad...the ambulance is staffed by two EMT's. Ahh, but the case at hand was a B/P unit, not an intercept unit+BLS ambulance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted June 13, 2006 Share Posted June 13, 2006 Ahh, but the case at hand was a B/P unit, not an intercept unit+BLS ambulance. I wanted to change the rules. :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechMedic05 Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 Nate - Play off of "Orbital Mechanics" I had a supervisor who loved that saying. 'The sooner we realized the world revolves around him, the faster everyone will get along well.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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